chasma pcs: alisaie

[burnstrike]

idk the only roommate gif i have is an old lj icon of frodo and gollum

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[burnstrike]

As far as I can tell, anyway. The continents of the world, the religion, the kinds of artes people can use... if none of that stuff matches up it's pretty safe to say they're not the same place, right?

[ There's a slight shift in her expression at the mention of a brother, though it's hard to pin down. ]

Oh yeah? That's pretty lucky. Is he older or younger?

[veraltwin]

We're twins.

[...He is.]

As for lucky, that depends on whether you like having your ear talked off. [She spreads her arms again, shaking her head.] Alphinaud could make conversation with a brick wall, should the mood strike him.

[And she loves him dearly, in spite of how she drags him.]

What are "artes"? I take it you don't mean painting or sculpting?

[burnstrike]

That keeps it lively, though, doesn't it? Sounds like it could be a lot worse.

[ She's sure the twin dynamic must be a little different from that of clearly defined older and younger siblings, but there's probably plenty about it that stays the same too. ]

Nah, it's a general term for any kind of special technique you use in battle, either magic or physical.

[veraltwin]

[Okay, you've got her there. A wry smile comes to her mouth.] It could be, I'll give you that.

We don't have that sort of catch-all, I'm afraid. One might study a given fighting style, but that encompasses a great many things. What's your style of choice?

[Making assumptions... but Nanaly said any special technique you use in battle, not that fighters use in battle, so... she feels relatively confident in making it.]

[burnstrike]

[ A fair and correct one! ]

I use a bow, mostly, but I do a few spells too. It feels more satisfying to hit a target with an arrow than with a splash of water, though.

[veraltwin]

[Oh, hell yes.]

I couldn't agree with you more. Simply standing back and casting magic from afar feels too removed from the battle for my liking.

[If she's gonna fight, she's gonna get her hands dirty.]

Though I admit, I imbue my rapier with aether more often than not.

[burnstrike]

[ Yeah!!

...But there's just kind of a blink at that last part. ]

...Sorry, with what?

[veraltwin]

[...ah. Goodness, how does she explain aether in a way that doesn't take a full week...]

Aether. It's a force that permeates our world and all living things. Utilized properly, one can use it to perform any number of feats, magical or no.

[She frowns slightly, considering all the nuances of even just those two sentences, then chuckles, glancing back to Nanaly.]

There's much more to it than that, but I'll spare you the details. Suffice it to say, Alphinaud and I spent years at the Studium learning the ins and outs of aetheric studies and manipulation, and I still don't know everything there is to know.

[burnstrike]

Ah, gotcha. Sorry, that's the name of a race of people in my world, so it kind of threw me off.

[ She is one of them, so it was a little weird there for a second. ]

That sounds a little like how we use the energy from lens, though, so I think I get the basic idea, at least. We use it for upgrading weapons and stuff too.

[veraltwin]

Really? [UH.] I can see why that might have been alarming.

What are lens? Surely you don't mean the glass type used in telescopes and glasses...?

[are they nerding out about magic and energy now? Huh. Unexpected.]

[burnstrike]

[ it'll be short lived because she's more of a jock than a nerd and i don't really understand lens lmfao but!!

She shakes her head. ]

Mm, it's some kind of mineral they say came from this asteroid that hit the world a long time ago. It's got a special kind of energy in it that we've used for all sorts of things -- that's how we're able to use magic, too, by drawing from that power. If you're looking to get into the nitty-gritty of how it actually works, though, I can't help much with that.

[veraltwin]

[that's fine Alisaie's nerd side really doesn't come out much anyway]

That's all right. While fascinating, there are other mysteries we should be expending our energy on.

[A general "we," not as in her and Nanaly specifically, but who knows if that nuance goes through I sure don't

Alisaie glances toward the bed.]

Do you see any problems with sharing? I suppose we could flip a coin for it, if you'd prefer... [She digs in her pouch and comes up with the coin they were all given, offering to flip.]